Rauch Sticke Altbier
New Magnolia Brewing Company
- From:
- New Magnolia Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Altbier
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 23, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 23, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by champ103 from Texas
3.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
This is a special cask they did. New Magnolia purchased all the firkins from Hay Merchant. This is one of the casks they made, in collaboration with Fass. This was not pulled through a hand pump, just a gravity pour from the bar.
A: Pours a dark reddish brown color. A thin bubbly white head forms and recedes in a second with no lace. Not entirely surprised by the pour, but I have had many casks, gravity or otherwise, that looks better than this.
S: Camp fire, ash and smoke in the nose. Sweet malts, and that is it. Not a lot of nuance which is a bit disappointing for me.
T: Like the nose, camp fire smoke. More ash like than anything meaty, and becomes a bit acrid. Sweet caramel malts. Again, missing some nuance that I would like, but certainly not bad.
M/O: A light body, almost no carbonation, and pretty lifeless. Which is the major downfall for this offering IMO. Good casks are not flat, no matter what anybody says. Saying all that, not entirely difficult to drink, just not something I'm looking to come back to.
I appreciate the attempt. Though its missing on several marks. Smoked beers can have a lot of subtlety and nuance, which this doesn't have. Along with casks should never be this flat. The presentation of this being a gravity cask on the bar, instead of on a hand pump is an interesting decision, or just laziness. I don't know which. Anyway, saying all that, its not all together bad, just not something I would recommend for a full pint. Maybe just a taster will do for most people.
Apr 23, 2022A: Pours a dark reddish brown color. A thin bubbly white head forms and recedes in a second with no lace. Not entirely surprised by the pour, but I have had many casks, gravity or otherwise, that looks better than this.
S: Camp fire, ash and smoke in the nose. Sweet malts, and that is it. Not a lot of nuance which is a bit disappointing for me.
T: Like the nose, camp fire smoke. More ash like than anything meaty, and becomes a bit acrid. Sweet caramel malts. Again, missing some nuance that I would like, but certainly not bad.
M/O: A light body, almost no carbonation, and pretty lifeless. Which is the major downfall for this offering IMO. Good casks are not flat, no matter what anybody says. Saying all that, not entirely difficult to drink, just not something I'm looking to come back to.
I appreciate the attempt. Though its missing on several marks. Smoked beers can have a lot of subtlety and nuance, which this doesn't have. Along with casks should never be this flat. The presentation of this being a gravity cask on the bar, instead of on a hand pump is an interesting decision, or just laziness. I don't know which. Anyway, saying all that, its not all together bad, just not something I would recommend for a full pint. Maybe just a taster will do for most people.
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